Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Component
- Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Vehicles affected
- 145,254
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2024-06-20
- Owners notified
- 2024-11-04
Defect description
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander, Grand Highlander Hybrid, Lexus TX350, TX500 Hybrid, and TX550 Hybrid+ vehicles. The driver and passenger side curtain air bags may not unroll as intended and could partially deploy outside of an open window. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
Safety risk
An improper deployment of the side curtain air bag can reduce occupant protection during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will replace the driver and passenger curtain shield air bag assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed November 4, 2024. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 24TB09/24TA09 and Lexus' numbers are 24LB05/24LA05.